ROCHESTER — After a complaint questioning state Rep. Anne Grassie's eligibility to run for re-election in Ward 4 due to her residency, the Ballot Law Commission voted last week to allow her to continue running for the District 11 state representative seat.

After redistricting, Grassie, who is now serving as a at-large state representative for Rochester, is running for a district that represents Ward 4.

Recently, state Rep. Cliff Newton filed a complaint questioning whether Grassie is living in the district that she hopes to represent after November's election.

In her filing for candidacy, Grassie listed her home as being 146 Brock St., which is in Ward 4. But Newton, in an email to the Secretary of State's Office, he said he had spoken to multiple residents who have seen her car at a home in another ward, said Ballot Law Commission Chairman Bradford Cook.

Whitepages lists Grassie's address as being 9 Central Ave., which is in Ward 6.

On Sept. 20, the Ballot Law Commission held a hearing on the residency challenge, and the five-member commission unanimously voted to not disqualify her as a candidate, after a hearing that lasted about an hour.

Cook said that during Grassie's testimony, she explained that she and her husband own two homes — on Central Avenue and on Brock Street. The couple is in the process of moving to the Brock Street home, but the house first needs some renovations, according to Grassie's testimony, said Cook.

Karen Ladd, assistant secretary of state, said that by law, candidates for state representative must have their domicile in the same district they wish to represent at the time they file for candidacy. A domicile is a place where a person establishes a physical presence more time than any other place.

Grassie and her husband have owned both homes for several years, said Cook. He said that "plenty of people have more than one house," and in Grassie's case, it was apparent to commission members her intention is to make the Brock Street home her official domicile.

Grassie, a Democrat, currently serves on the School Board. After winning the primary election uncontested, she is running against state Rep. Susan DeLemus, a Republican, for the District 11 state representative seat.

Grassie did not return calls after multiple attempts to contact her. Newton could not be reached for comment.